Friday, August 08, 2008

Other countries have class actions, too: International Justice

More than 30 countries have now adopted systems of group litigation, and other countries are actively debating enactment of such procedures. In some of the countries, the United States for example, class action practice has been active for many decades. In many other countries, such laws are new or merely a few years old.

Welcome to International Justice, an informational resource for human rights. Included are discussions of significant United States human rights statutes, international courts, listings of prominent human rights organizations, and information on the growth of class action/ group litigation laws worldwide.